ancient language (8)
'ancient language' is the definition.
(Latin is an ancient language)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for latin that I've seen before include "difficult subject" , "'Dead language, though still taught (5)'" , "Old Roman language" , "Learning it 'an honour' (Churchill)" , "Language of ancient Rome" .)
'ancient language' is the definition.
(I know that Sanskrit is a ancient language)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for sanskrit that I've seen before include "Ancient Indo-European language" , "Ancient Indian language" , "Ancient Hindu tongue" , "Ancient official language of India" , "Ancient language of Hindus in India" .)